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I even remember taking batteries from a smoke detector once. (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver to c/gaming
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

As a kid I'd always go to the appliance section at the thrift stores my family would frequent to see if I could forage some batteries left in the products. They are almost always nearly dead, but I'd take 15 minutes of Gameboy time over nothing.

My parents rarely bought me batteries, and when they did they'd buy the big packs of off-brand ones that only lasted an hour anyway, so I had no power more often than not.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

A little while after the Gameboy color came out, I was able to get my hands on a rechargeable battery pack, and I remember thinking that was an absolute game changer.

I don't miss the days of everything running on batteries.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

I do. I have rechargeable aa and aaa batteries. When a battery pack goes bad it's a pita to order/buy/replace. When my rechargeable AAA battery goes bad...."oh, look. I have a dozen more and they were like a buck a piece."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

When I was about 10, my mum was addicted to tetris on the GB. I'd get home from school and literally every battery in the house would be completely dead...
I talked to her about it a few years ago, she told me that for about 5 years after she stopped playing she'd dream about tetris more often than anything else.